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Gray matter heterotopia is a neurological disorder that is characterized by the gray matter in the brain being located in the wrong part of the brain. It is associated with epilepsy and can affect higher brain functions and motor skills. Seizures are generally resistant to medication.
How do members experience gray matter heterotopia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with gray matter heterotopia*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for gray matter heterotopia*
Who has gray matter heterotopia on PatientsLikeMe?
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Gray matter heterotopia is a neurological disorder that is characterized by the gray matter in the brain being located in the wrong part of the brain. It is associated with epilepsy and can affect higher brain functions and motor skills. Seizures are generally resistant to medication.
Common symptoms reported by people with gray matter heterotopia
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for gray matter heterotopia
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Compare treatments taken by people with gray matter heterotopia
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have gray matter heterotopia through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with gray matter heterotopia? Members in the forum might have the answers.
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